I had a YSL Muse shipped to me here in Canada last year from Vegas. the bag was approx. $1600 (I didn't have to pay US tax) but had to pay the full 15% Canadian tax at the time PLUS a brokerage fee of about $150-$200. In the end, I think I ended up paying about $2000 for the bag....but I didn't have any other choice because the bag was virtually impossible to get in Canada.
I'm now thinking about having a dark silver 226 reissue shipped to me and would love to find out if anyone one else from Canada knows if there's any way to get around the duties/brokerage fees. I've heard that you don't have to pay brokerage fees if the shipper uses a particular courier (not
Fedex, UPS or Purolator...but i have to find out which one). As for the duties, I don't know if there's a way around that unless if the shipper doesn't declare the true value of the bag on the form, but I don't know if they're even willing to do that.
I'd love to hear any tips or experiences from others too!